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Grand Valley EE

by CAEE last modified 10-05-2007 14:07

A list of programs and activities in the Grand Valley area.

List of programs

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"The Greatest Good" K-12 Teacher Guide
The Greatest Good film was produced by the Forest Service in honor of its Centennial celebration in 2005 and provides an in-depth look at natural resource ...
2008 Summer BarbEEque
Welcome newcomers and old friends. This is the perfect opportunity to meet new colleagues, network, and learn about organizations in your area. Come and ...
2008 Sustainable Opportunities Summit,
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400-Acre Wood
In this activity, students will play the roles of managers of a 400-acre (162-hectare) piece of public forest. Through these roles, students will begin to ...
5th Grade Children's Waterfestival
This festival has 12 different stations that give a different presentation on different water conservation topics.
A Dirty Word
Students will: evaluate the potential positive and negative effects from constructing a dam on a river.
A Drop in the Bucket
By estimating and calculating the percent of available fresh water on Earth, students understand that this resource is limited and must be conserved
A Few of My Favorite Things
Here's a way to give your students a better appreciation for how many natural resources they depend on in their day-to-day lives. By tracing the resources ...
A Forest of Many Uses
Privately and publicly owned forests are often managed to some degree to provide several different resources. In this activity, students will learn how ...
A Gathering Under the Aspens
WANTED:Amateur Cowboy & Cowgirl Poets REWARD: Fun Prizes- Get your best yarns, rhymes, or songs out there for the herd to hear!
A Grave Mistake
Students analyze data to solve a mystery and identify a potential polluter
A House of Seasons
By constructing a ""House of Seasons"" collage, students observe the role of water in each of the seasons.
A Look at Aluminum
This activity will give your students a better appreciation for aluminum, a nonrenewable but recyclable natural resource they use every day. They will learn ...
A Look at Lifestyles
By examining the historical attitudes of Native Americans and American pioneers toward the environment and natural resources, students can reflect on their own ...
A Peek at Packaging
Nearly everything we buy comes in some sort of package. Packaging, made from a variety of renewable and nonrenewable resources, is necessary to protect and ...
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Students will compare photographs that represent changes in technology and practice in wildlife management.
A-maze-ing Water
Students guide a drop of water through a maze of ""drainage pipes"" to learn how actions in the home and yard affect water quality.
AWARE Colorado Community Presentations
45-minute presentations designed to educate land use decision makers about the impacts of land use on water quality. Porvides proven strategies to reduce ...
Adaptation Artistry
Students design and create imaginary birds and write reports including descriptions of the bird's adaptations.
Adopt a Tree
This activity will encourage students' awareness of individual trees over time, as well as incorporate various other subjects. By adopting individual trees, ...
Adopt-a-Forest
Forests support a diversity of plants and animals that vary according to the geographic location of the forest. In this activity, students will identify a ...
Adventures in Density
Students conduct investigations to discover how the density of water is affected by heat and salinity, and relate their ""discoveries"" to literary adventures.
Advisory Council
CAEE is continuing to build a statewide Advisory Council, made up of key leaders from Colorado's EE community. The Statewide EE Advisory Council is the heart ...
After Math
By calculating economic loss that results from flooding in a specific area, students investigate how people are affected by floods and other weather events.
Air Plants
Plants play a part in every breath we take. Use this activity to help your students understand how photosynthesis works and how humans depend on this process
Air We Breathe
Did you know that sometimes the air in our homes, schools, and offices can be worse for our health than the air outside? In this activity, students will learn ...
Alice in Waterland
Students use a simulated field trip, lecture-discussion, and student-gathered data to explore water use and its effects on wildlife habitat.
And the Wolf Wore Shoes
Students divide books into those about real and those about imaginary animals and then distinguish between real and fictitious animal characteristics.
Animal Charades
Students use charades to distinguish between wild and domesticated animals.
Animal Poetry
Students go outside to imagine themselves as animals and then write poems.